The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-02-04

The report Of the Bedford Canrtv Ans
itors shows rhs' the debt Of she county vv.
increased s6 600 the past year. The der,
now is 81 600.
The SCALES .. M. United States A-sav
Office are So delicef-Iv constructed TT ,
hair turns tie balance. and tn. dffTererca IN
the weight of two eye-lashes is easily de-
tacted
Simon f Adams a brakeman on S,l,b
west pennsylvania Railroad had his rea 2
cut of az HuT's scales in Westmoref,rI
county, on Wednesday last while attempting
20 coupe sO'nn cars. The deceased was a
native "f Coopersdale. This county. where III .
remains were inferred on Thursday.
-Mr j. w. Wilkinson, our skiUfuI NAV
nIe carver, has erected a beautiful granite
monument in LIovd's cemetery over the
graves 0f friends of Evan , Evans He
mas also finished cottage monument for
Mr. John a Blair. which is a-tistIcaUv do
stoned and nicely executed. It will be worth
visit to his shop tn see his v7orkmauship
ara tis many attractive designs commpm0-
rative of dpuarted friends and kindred.
There is comet visible a pres, ut to the
naked eve a rt'lp above the "a stern no orizor
at oavhrsaE T. risas a1ou- o'nrocly 4 NJ.
ard makes hsantifur object in the tplp-
Scona-a fine halo cf light surrounding a
sharu white mss ru the centre A short
nehu'ous TAN is visible in the telescope -
There are indeed some Indications of a
second tail quite curiosity. nut not equal
To The frn comet with six wide tails which
appeared in 1854.
A hr"nk 'front.' heIOngi0q to James Shrr-
man, Of Lafsvette. New York. Is dead 1t
was undoubtedly the oldest trout of which
there is any record. It was put in a we'll on
the sherman place thirty FIVE years ago last
summer and was at least wear old then It
began TO show the effects of old age five
wears aUo. It's spots faded aUav. it became
a 6nIl and grav color. and began to shrink
~ flesh. II weighed less than four pounds
when it died II was atone time two pounds
heavier
A triangular fight for the office Of post
master of Indiana is raging. The commits
sion Of the prasp Mt fucumhent Mr. Moor
head. will exnire March 2. 1887. 1t has
been known for several months that John
u. Hin, Esq. ard Miss Fannie Nixon were
aspiraUts to the office. and that they had
filed the rRcessarv papers with the depart
ment at Washington for its action. Within
the past ten davs a raw aspirant has come
upon the field Mr. J. G. Fleming, causing
renewed Sctivitv in the contest
The Hunitnpdnn Ne1rs saws James F.
Rose. known In this section of the State as
the walnut man" purchased a large wal
nut log from Mr.. VIM. Mcclure, of West
township. last Friday The LOG had been
hauled to Petersburg. where Mr.. Rose saw
it. and rendered Mr. Mcclure S125 for it,
which was readily accepted. The log was
fourteen feet long. sixty four inches in di-
ameter. weighed Il 700 pounds, and con
tanned $50 feet II was perfectly sound,
ana walnut legs Of that s'za are not essily
obtained. It will he sent to Germany.
The members Of the Cambria County
LIQUOR league are, almost to a man. opposed
70 what is known as the Brooks license dill,
now pendirg before the legislature. The
bill pr.posas a g~a1uated system of lireTses,
from 5000 down They claim that it would
establish monopoly among The larger and
weal'Eier dealers. and il wuud increase the
number of unlicensed drinking resorts
Many poor people now engaged IN the busi-
ness and depending upon it for livelihood
would IL is argued, be compelled 10 quit,
while there would he no decrease 10 the
am.unt Of liquor consumed J0bust0JCR
Tribune.
Mr.. Jesse BolsiugeT Of this place il the
owner Of pet ground hOg that has scooped
cut hole in Nj Bolsinger's lot for winter
quarters Other people might nave 70 de
pend ON their almanac>, or FROM sigma SER
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